Pic of Q5 Sline in winter mode
 

Spent yesterday removing the Sline wheels and puttting my winter wheels/tires on. Already miss the look of the 20s. At least the winter mags look better than black steel wheels.

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Are those 18 inchers? Yeah, there is a difference in look, but as they say, function before form!

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Nice car, your wheels look kindda small.

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Yeah, I know. They are 18s, essentially the standard package: 235/60H/18. The tires are Michelin Lattitude Alpins. Your comment echos mine when I removed
the 20s and put on the 18s. As playonwords commented, function over form (at least for the next 5 months).

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Actually mine are 18 too. Good size for winter.

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18's here as well. The extra rubber is great for the winter.

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My Q5 S-line is in. For winter i think i'm going for the same stock wheels but in gunmetal and 19 inches with Blizzaks.

If someone can tell me how to attach pics (he says in shame). i'll post a few in its 'yet to be cleaned for delivery' state.

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Is there an aluminum trim around your fog lights? I can't see it from the angle of the picture.

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Warcity,

Yes, I have the aluminum trip around the fogs. I attached a pic.

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Awesome. I figured you did. It was just the angle of the pic. I though maybe they changed something for 2011. Glad they didn't.

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ya they do look pretty good for winters! im using my OEM for winters as i bought new summer rims. but with your summers the truck still looks sexy! congrats, looks great!

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Here is a pic of mine, went from 21's to 19's (not the greatest pic as apparently the BB torch doesn't like my work garage but you get the idea)

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18" Pirelli Scorpian Ice and Snow on R8 replica rims. Fantastic on dry. Now to wait for snow.

https://www.audiforum.ca/attachment....6&d=1289671791

https://www.audiforum.ca/attachment....1&d=1289672000

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Newbie here south of you guys a bit wanting some insight on winter tires. I really would like to know the differences of performance on ice/snow with 18/19 versus the factory 20". I just got the Q5 3.2 S-Line with 20s and really unhappy with light snow traction with the Scorpion Verde tires that came with it. I know they are all-season are do not function in snow, but was hoping for a little more grip. I order the same tires as keroppi (Scorpion Ice&Snow) in 20" and wanted to see if anyone has experience with 20" in snow (versus 18")?

Thanks!

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In Canada the 20 inch sline rims come with summer tires. I'm surprised in the US it's all season. For winter rims an tires the rims size commonly used for q5 for winter is 18. It's really the tire that makes a huge difference. I have falcon tires on the same rims as above and have driven im 5 inches of snow for about 5 once with no problems at all.

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Just wanted to send you guys an update. I kept my 20" on my 3.2 S-Line and went with Pirelli Ice and Snow. I went skiing today and tried out the 20" in some deep snow. The tires performed outstanding in snow, very happy I decided to keep the 20s and go with the Ice and Snow.

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I put 19's with Bridgestone Blizzaks on my s-line. I am sure the 20's with winter tires would have been fine too. All this hype about 18's for winter is overkill. The 19's have more than enough sidewall and don't take too much away from the S-line look. 19's hold up fine for your run of the mill pot-holes too. Congrats on going against the grain and keeping your 20's on (eventhough you will have a little more wear and tear on your mags when you factor the rougher use and bi-annual changing of tires.)

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I have Pirelli Scorpions on my Touareg (18's). The inside shoulders on the fronts cupped and wore down to the wear bars at 33,000K. They're also basically useless in the winter, having almost zero traction-don't steer very well either. I hope you have better luck than I did.

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While I have only had them on for two months and we only received our first snow last night (~2 inches), I'm very pleased with the Michelin Latitude Alpins. Highway ride and handling is excellent (dry pavement) and no noticeable traction issues on snow/slippery side roads this morning. Auto123.com rated them #1 in the Performance Winter tire category for SUVs/CUVs.